This was the third novel of Arthur Koestler's trilogy on ends and means and the first he wrote in English. The central theme is the conflict between morality and expediency, and in this novel Koestler worked it out in terms of individual psychology. Peter Slavek starts out as a brave young revolutionary, but suffers a breakdown. On the analyst's couch he is made to discover, in Koestler's own words, "that his crusading zeal was derived from unconscious guilt."
(Since I only read English, I haven't read the other two in the trilogy. They are The Gladiators and Darkness at Noon, according to Amazon. I haven't read this one yet, either, but it's the latest book I have gotten from my local library.)
Week in Review
- On Wednesday, I posted "THE END" for this blog, but I've changed my mind because I miss doing it too much. I removed that "ending" and am posting again. Should I call this my "new beginning"? Nah.
zones — to share what we have been doing during the week.
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